The Rise of the Information State
From The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie by The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
April 8, 2026 · 1h 18m
About this episode
Jacob Siegel discusses the impact of the internet on political power and the challenges of information control.
Jacob Siegel discusses how the internet reshaped political power, the rise of technocratic rule, and why information control keeps failing.
People in this episode
Host: Nick Gillespie
Guest: Jacob Siegel
Topics covered
- information control
- political power
- technocratic rule
- internet impact
- failure of information control
Keywords
- information state
- politics
- internet
- technocracy
- power dynamics
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